Bismillah restaurant offers life advice as well as great food

Bismillah Indian Restaurant in Scunthorpe provides support for those going through difficult times

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William Ramsey

11:46, 7 FEB 2020

Updated15:03, 8 FEB 2020

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Javed Khan at the Bismillah Indian Restaurant, Oswald Road, Scunthorpe (Image: David Haber/scunthorpelive)

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Customers can bring their own wine or other alcoholic drinks - except cans and limitations apply – which Javed says makes it the first Indian restaurant in the area to allow this. There is a small charge, of £1.50 per table, for corkage.

There are set meals for one person at £5.99 with a starter, main course and sundry. Takeaway and delivery services will be available.

Javed Khan has been a life coach for the past 10 years, and has published two books on the subject (Image: David Haber/scunthorpelive)

The chefs are Gavriel, Michael and Javed, with all the family there to help with making each occasion, whether big or small, a very special occasion.

Joining this is Javed’s Traditional Indian and Mediteranean Cuisine Dining Club School, which will be available for membership from February 5. You can email javed1969@live.co.uk or phone directly 01724 487654 or 07502 058233 for more information.

Alongside the great range of dishes, Javed is continuing to run his “United Against Suicide” project at the venue.

Customers can bring their own wine or other alcoholic drinks - (Image: David Haber/scunthorpelive)

Services will be available for a drop-in, with access between noon-4pm, on Monday-Wednesday, where there will be help and advice.

From noon-9pm, Monday-Wednesday, there will also be priority given to local, national and international good causes, such as soup kitchens, fundraising, seminars and community awareness projects, with all services at the restaurant and café free of charge, with all the costs – staff, food and services – personally paid by Javed.

Those who feel they would like help for issues in their life can also contact Mr Khan by email, who can also refer people on to other agencies.

“If people want to take that next step, I’m here to offer anything from a chat to life coaching - all for free,” he said.

“If you have lost a loved one, I can be there for you. And if you want to celebrate the life of someone you’ve lost, I can offer you the restaurant, and the staff, for free.”

You can enjoy traditional, freshly-cooked cuisine from India, Pakistana and Bangladesh, and Mediterranean and English cuisine (Image: David Haber/scunthorpelive)

He intends Bismillah Indian Restaurant to be a non-judgemental space where people can enjoy great food and also get to feel better about themselves.

“We need to lose the labels we give to people,” Javed said.

“And we need to attach ourselves to love - the more we do that, the more love comes back to all of us.”